Day 78, October 18th, 2009
Lee kindly gave us the use of his truck for the day!! We left the yard shortly after 9:00 and went to Corinth, MS about 25 miles away. We had been told of the Battle of Corinth Interpretive Centre and wanted to visit. What an interesting place. You get out of the car in the parking lot and walk up this winding concrete path. Your interest is sparked immediately as you notice a Yankee button, a penknife, a mug, a Confederate belt buckle, a bayonet, a pistol, a pack of cigars, all bronzed and set into the concrete as if somebody had just dropped them along the way! The centre is very well laid out and fascinating. Its all about the battles of Shiloh and Corinth during the Civil War. Between these two battles 32,000 troops died within a matter of days and another 24,000 died of their wounds and disease!! At Corinth two important railroads met and hence the site became a strategic focus. The Confederates lost both battles and it became the beginning of the end for them. The above photo shows the memorial to the Civil War. Each block denotes a major battle. The size of the block relates to the number of casualties.
We needed a change of air after reading all that sad stuff and found our way to a little corner diner in the town of Corinth. It was packed - all the locals dressed in their Sunday go-to-meeting finery! And food!!! Good Southern Food!! I ate turkey and dressing with cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, cream corn, lima beans and fried corn bread with peanut butter cake for dessert. Too bad no opportunity to go back to "Martha's Menu" and try the fried chicken!!
I'm becoming obsessed with food! John had the turkey too but he had the macaroni cheese instead of the potatoes with a roll instead of the corn bread.
We stopped at another SuperWal-Mart on the way home to reprovision. We're becoming very familiar with Super Wal-Marts!!
I'm glad you enjoyed Corinth and the Interpretive Center. George and I lived in Corinth for the year of 2007! Martha's is a popular place in town. Too bad we didn't know, we could have pointed out some other great places to eat. That's also what we miss most about Corinth THE FOOD! Before you got to the Dam at Pickwick, you will have gone by the Catfish Hotel Resturant, one of our favorites. It's on the Tennesse River west ( i'm not exactly sure what way the river run there). The banks are high there, and I'm not sure if there is any river access!
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